Visualization of internal structure and internal stress in visibly opaque objects using full-field phase-shifting terahertz digital holography

Autor: Yasuhiro Mizutani, Fui Minamiji, Takeshi Yasui, Hidenori Koresawa, Hirotsugu Yamamoto, Takahiko Mizuno, Tetsuo Iwata, Ryo Oe, Takeo Minamikawa, Masatomo Yamagiwa, Yu Tokizane
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Optics Express. 27(23):33854-33868
ISSN: 1094-4087
Popis: We construct a full-field phase-shifting terahertz digital holography (PS-THz-DH) system by use of a THz quantum cascade laser and an uncooled, 2D micro-bolometer array. The PS-THz-DH enables us to separate the necessary diffraction-order image from unnecessary diffraction-order images without the need for spatial Fourier filtering, leading to suppress the decrease of spatial resolution. 3D shape of a visibly opaque object is visualized with a sub-millimeter lateral resolution and a sub-µm axial resolution. Also, the digital focusing of amplitude image enables the visualization of internal structure with the millimeter-order axial selectivity. Furthermore, the internal stress distribution of an externally compressed object is visualized from the phase image. The demonstrated results imply a possibility for non-destructive inspection of visibly opaque non-metal materials.
Databáze: OpenAIRE